val_in_trait.scala

trait Foo { def bar: Int }

object F1 extends Foo { def bar = util.Random.nextInt(33) } // ok

class F2(val bar: Int) extends Foo // ok

object F3 extends Foo {
  lazy val bar = { // ok
    Thread.sleep(5000)  // really heavy number crunching
    42
  }
}

// If you had
trait Foo { val bar: Int }
// You wouldn't be able to define F1 or F3.